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U.S. debt is like a Hallmark movie boyfriend who eventually gets dumped for a small town firefighter, budget watchdog warns 
EconomyU.S. debt is like a Hallmark movie boyfriend who eventually gets dumped for a small town firefighter, budget watchdog warns 
By Jason MaMarch 13, 2026
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Personal FinanceThe national debt isn’t $39 trillion. One economist says it’s actually $100 trillion
By Nick LichtenbergMarch 13, 2026
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Economy‘The conflict in Iran demonstrates why we need to keep our national debt at a reasonable level’: think tank sees economic emergency around the corner
By Nick LichtenbergMarch 13, 2026
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EnergyTrump just put Republicans’ hold on the Senate at risk while sending the national debt higher, Morgan Stanley says
By Nick LichtenbergMarch 12, 2026
Trump’s Iran war is costing American taxpayers $1 billion a day as the national debt spirals out of control
EconomyTrump’s Iran war is costing American taxpayers $1 billion a day as the national debt spirals out of control
By Shawn TullyMarch 11, 2026
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EconomyTrump’s economy was already exploding the national debt before his $1 billion-a-day war in Iran. Analysts warn about what comes next
By Nick LichtenbergMarch 10, 2026
US President Donald Trump speaks during the Republican Members Issues Conference at Trump National Doral in Miami, Florida, on March 9, 2026.
Economy‘This cannot be sustainable’: The U.S. borrowed $50 billion a week for the past five months, the CBO says
By Eleanor PringleMarch 10, 2026
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Personal FinanceAmerica’s never had such high national debt heading into an economic shock. We need a ‘break glass’ plan, think tank warns
By Nick LichtenbergMarch 10, 2026
U.S. Secretary of Treasury Scott Bessent
EconomyThe Treasury may need to borrow an extra $1.6 trillion to cover the hole left by tariff ruling and pay a further $400 billion in debt interest
By Eleanor PringleMarch 6, 2026
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EconomyTrump touts tariffs as a budget fix. But the brutal truth is ‘they’re very weak’ and barely dent the $39 trillion national debt
By Jake AngeloMarch 5, 2026
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EconomyTrump’s loss of $1.7 trillion in tariff revenue will send the national debt to $58 trillion by 2036, think tank projects
By Nick LichtenbergMarch 5, 2026
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EconomyInterest on the $38.8 trillion national debt has tripled since 2020, and it already costs taxpayers more than defense and Medicaid
By Nick LichtenbergMarch 2, 2026
President Donald Trump (C) oversees "Operation Epic Fury"
EconomyTrump’s action against Iran is yet another wobble for government debt, warns UBS
By Eleanor PringleMarch 2, 2026
Ray Dalio, Scott Bessent and House members from both sides of the aisle are rallying around a ‘3% solution’ to tame the out of control national debt
EconomyRay Dalio, Scott Bessent and House members from both sides of the aisle are rallying around a ‘3% solution’ to tame the out of control national debt
By Shawn TullyMarch 1, 2026
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EconomyTrump didn’t mention the $38.8 trillion national debt once in his State of the Union, but 90% of voters are worried
By Nick LichtenbergFebruary 26, 2026
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Jerome Powell says the $39 trillion national debt is ‘not unsustainable,’ but warns the trajectory ‘will not end well’placeholder alt text
By Fortune EditorsMarch 30, 2026
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A man used AI to call 3,000 Irish bartenders to track the cost of Guinness. Now pubs are lowering their prices to competeplaceholder alt text
By Fortune EditorsMarch 30, 2026
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Markets cheer as Trump threatens to abandon Iran war, but Jamie Dimon sides with allies: ‘Win this thing and clean up the straits’placeholder alt text
By Fortune EditorsMarch 31, 2026
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